F16M 11/2078
With ball-joint
Official title: {with ball-joint (ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06)}
F16M11/2078 (With ball-joint) appears on 420 US grants and 441 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16M- Granted patents
- 420
- Published applications
- 441
- Assignees
- 222
- Inventors
- 715
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 12 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 14 |
| 2006 | 16 | 14 |
| 2007 | 8 | 23 |
| 2008 | 6 | 18 |
| 2009 | 6 | 12 |
| 2010 | 11 | 14 |
| 2011 | 11 | 18 |
| 2012 | 19 | 17 |
| 2013 | 11 | 14 |
| 2014 | 14 | 15 |
| 2015 | 19 | 26 |
| 2016 | 16 | 24 |
| 2017 | 14 | 21 |
| 2018 | 13 | 20 |
| 2019 | 30 | 25 |
| 2020 | 27 | 23 |
| 2021 | 13 | 23 |
| 2022 | 23 | 21 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 |
| 2024 | 17 | 20 |
| 2025 | 14 | 17 |
| 2026 | 8 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hands-free portable device positioning apparatus11 Aug 2026US 12,704,220 B2
- Panoramic camera support4 Aug 2026US 12,699,308 B2Really Right Stuff, LLC
- Apparatus and method for tracking motion and providing haptic feedback14 Jul 2026US 12,681,577 B2Haply Robotics Inc.
- Phone holder16 Jun 2026US 12,655,931 B1YakAttack, LLC
- Universal holder2 Jun 2026US 12,644,561 B2
- Panoramic camera support24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287983 A1Really Right Stuff, LLC
- Universal holder17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276141 A1
- Dock for surgical equipment holder27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248585 A1
- Ceiling fan assembly with hanger bracket assembly9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194073 A1Hunter Fan Company
- Tripod for holding a smartphone9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194177 A1Photographic Research Organization, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulable column430US 4,949,927 A1990
- Arm device for adjustable positioning of a medical instrument or the like394US 4,863,133 ALeonard Medical · 1989
- Breakaway vehicle accessory mount381US 5,100,095 ADonnelly Corporation · 1992
- Ball jointed links247US 5,383,738 ASyron Engineering & Manufacturing, LLC · 1995
- Universally positionable mounting device232US 5,845,885 ANational Products, Inc. · 1998